Tommy Bowden
Tommy Bowden
Tommy Bowdenis an American football coach who served as the head coach at Clemson University from 1999 until October 13, 2008. He is a son of Bobby Bowden, former head football coach of Florida State University, against whom he has coached in games nicknamed the "Bowden Bowl." He is also a brother of Terry Bowden, currently head football coach of the University of Akron...
ProfessionCoach
Date of Birth10 July 1954
happen hard instill mentality swing team
I think the team right now has the mentality that if we play hard for 60 minutes, something can happen to swing it our way. That's hard to instill in a team.
ball front hard offense running starts time
We are having a hard time running the ball on offense so that's where it starts is up front defensively.
boston catch college good hard might running similar sure throw time
We did not throw and catch as good as we have in the past. I'm sure Boston College (next week's opponent), they might be similar and we might have a hard time running if we can't throw.
backs balls blocked dropped hard line ran stood today
Today the line blocked well, but the play of the backs and receivers stood out. We didn't have any dropped balls that I could remember, the backs ran hard and the quarterbacks were accurate.
game hard kicking open seven solid worked
We worked real hard on that during the open date. That's kind of a concern. The kicking game here has been pretty solid for seven years. I think we've got it solved.
draw hard manage today
His (evaluation) will be how he is going to manage the team. You couldn't see that today because it is hard to draw any conclusions from that.
beaten direction florida last lost miami overtime played state three triple
We've beaten Florida State two of the last three times we've played them and we beat Miami down there in overtime and lost in triple overtime at home. I like the direction that we're going.
run
We're going to get you big enough to run down The Hill.
angle catching chance gets guys safety second seeing speed took turn wrong
When he gets to the second level, there is no catching him from behind, at least not on this team. If you don't turn those guys and let them catch it in stride, they have a better chance to make big plays. The safety wasn't used to seeing that kind of speed and took the wrong angle on it, and (Ford) was gone.
battling best guys position quality since six
We've six guys battling for two spots. We're in the best position to find two quality guys since I've been here.
biggest mark position question unsettled
Our biggest question mark is probably the most important question mark. We're unsettled at probably the most important position on the team.
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I was very impressed with Billy Napier when he worked on our staff in 2003 and 2004. He will be among the youngest full-time coaches in Division I next year, and I look at that as a strong asset. He was a big reason South Carolina State had a very successful season, especially on the offensive side of the ball. He will also be an asset to us in recruiting.
game gone lesson practice
I went with experience, game experience, ... I should've gone with practice experience. That's the lesson I learned.
team
I think the most important thing for our team right now is that we have got to find a way to make one more play.